Earth Hour on 29 March 2008 8pm - 9pm on KL

Kuala Lumpur, 29th March 2008:
Well done, KL.The major landmarks and corporate headquarters shone through.



See any difference?

None. Still, I am hoping it is ignorance rather than indifference. Big props to the other cities participating in Earth Hour's symbolic but meaningful Global Blackout.

From 12:00 AM on March 29, 2008 until the end of that day, the Google homepage in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Kazakhstan and the UK was turned to a black background. Their tagline is, "We've turned the lights out. Now it's your turn - Earth Hour." Also on their website, Google explained that everyone should turn their lights out from 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in your specific local times.



Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour on the evening of 29 March at 8 pm local time until 9 pm to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions.



It is promoted by World Wildlife Fund Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm on 31 March 2007. The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney's mains electricity consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour, with as many as 2.2 million people taking part. Earth Hour 2008 marks the first anniversary of the event with many partner cities and individuals around the world participating.



I sent out more than 200 sms messages to friends and co-workers to informed about the event. Below is the SMS I sent:

Turn off your lights and non-essential electrical appliances for 1 hour on the evening of 29 March 8 - 9 pm. Earth Hour is an international event and check out details at www.earthhour.org for many of Malaysia business, family and individual supporters. Lets join the funs and it's just 1 hour.;-)
/jlim

Just to share, this is my wife and I staying at home with a candle light, enjoying the 1 hour of darkness.

Light is off !!


Photos in various cities:-